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` HARNESS BUCKLE. No. 598,082. Patented Feb. 1,1898.

. /NVE TOR TTHNEYy w/TNESSES s UNITEDV STATES PATENT UEETCE- BENJAMIN F. GEORGE, or COVINGTON, INDIANA, AssiGNoE or ONE-HALF lTo ALLEN sI-IAEE, orI SAME PLAGE.

HARNESS-BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 598,082, dated February 1, 1898.

Application filed April 5, 1897- Serial No. 630,965. (N model.)

Be it known that l, BENJAMIN F. GEORGE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Covington, in the county of Fountain and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Buckles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the xo art to which it apporta-ins to make and use the same.

My invention relates to harness-buckles and connections; and its object is to provide an improved construction of the same, whereby I secure important advantages with respect to efficiency in use.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ot' parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

zo In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a tracebuclrle constructed in accordance with my invention, the trace being shown in dotted lines and thevbelly-band and the pad-skirt being e5 shown in full lines. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the skirt-buckle. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the belly-band billet.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 'designates the trace-buckle, comprising the 3o top and bottom sides 2 and 3, the front end It, turned upwardly, as shown, and formed with a slot or opening a' for the passage of the trace, and a rear end piece 5, provided `with a pin or stud 6 to engage with a hole in the trace to hold the latter in place. The

sides 2 and 3 are connected together by a central cross-piece 7. The side 2 is formed with two apertured lugs 8, one of which apertures is screw-threaded to receive the correspond- 4o ingly-threaded end of a screw-rod 9. This rod forms the journal .of the skirt-buckle, hereinafter described. 4'.lhelower side 3 is formed with similar apertured lugs 10, provided with a screwrod 12, to which the bellyband billet 13 is pivoted or hinged.

The referencenumeral 14 designates the pad-skirt buckle, consisting of a metal plate 15, having an opening 16 at its inner end, provided with a central cross-bar 17, with which v5o is pivotally connected a tongue 17', which enscrews or other devices for securing the belly- 6o band thereto, and with a transverse hole 24C to receive the rod 12, forming a hinge connection with the. trace-buckle 1.

The numeral 2e designates a shield consisting of a rectangular metal plate secured to the end of the belly-band by the screws which fasten the said band to the billet.

In practice the trace is passed behind the central cross-piece 7 of the trace-buckle and then out through the opening in the front 7o end ofthe said buckle and the pin or stud of the buckle engaged with a hole in the trace, whereby the buckle is prevented from slip-4 ping on the trace. The pad-strap is then passed through the opening in the inner end 7 5 of the buckle 14 and the tongue 17 thereof engaged with a hole in the said strap. The strap is then passed through a loop 36 at the center of the;- buckle, and the' latter is then connected with the lugs on the upper side of 8o the .trace-buckle by means of rod 9. The belly-band billet is connected with the lugs on the lower side of the trace-buckle by the rod 12.

In a harness-buckle and connections made in accordance with my invention there will be a great saving in the quantity of leather employed for the different straps, and consequently economy in the cost.

The invention can be used with either sin- 9o gle or double harness and may be employed in connection with light carriages or buggies or heavy wagons or other vehicles and will present a neat and ornamental appearance.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim isl 1. As an improved article, a trace-buckle, consisting of the upper and lower sides formed with apertured lugs,thefront end piece turned outwardly and formed with a traceopening, 10o

3. The combination with the truce-buckle, formed With epeitured lugs at its lower side, of the belly-band billet, having a, transverse hole at the end, and with anges at the sides,

the shield and the belly-bend and fastening screws, substantially as described.

Iu testimony whereof I affix my signatuie in presence of two Witnesses.

Y hi BENJAMIN E. s GEORGE.

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lfVitnesses:

QLIVER P. LEWIs, JOHN MILLER. 

